APPENDIX A: SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
The following recordings include significant contributions from George Clinton, as songwriter, producer, vocalist, bandleader, or some combination of the four. Album titles are in italics. Single titles are in quotation marks.
1959
The Parliaments, “Poor Willie/Party Boys”
1960
The Parliaments, “Lonely Island/You Make Me Wanna Cry”
1965
The Parliaments, “Heart Trouble/That Was My Girl”
1967
The Parliaments, “(I Wanna) Testify/I Can Feel the Ice Melting”
The Parliaments, “All Your Goodies Are Gone/Don’t Be Sore at Me”
The Parliaments, “Little Man/The Goose (That Laid the Golden Egg)”
1968
The Parliaments, “Look at What I Almost Missed/What You Been Growing”
The Parliaments, “A New Day Begins/I’ll Wait”
The Parliaments, “Good Old Music/Time”
1969
Funkadelic, “Music for My Mother/Music for My Mother (Instrumental)”
Funkadelic, “I’ll Bet You/Open Our Eyes”
1970
Funkadelic, Funkadelic
Mommy, What’s a Funkadelic? / I’ll Bet You / Music for My Mother /
I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody’s Got a Thing / Good Old Music /
Qualify and Satisfy / What Is Soul / Can’t Shake It Loose
Funkadelic, Free Your Mind . . . and Your Ass Will Follow
Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow / Friday Night, August 14th / Funky Dollar Bill / I Wanna Know If It’s Good to You / Some More / Eulogy and Light
Funkadelic, “Fish, Chips and Sweat”
Parliament, Osmium
I Call My Baby Pussycat / Put Love in Your Life / Little Ole Country Boy / Moonshine Heather / Oh Lord, Why Lord / Prayer / My Automobile / Nothing Before Me but Thang / Funky Woman / Livin’ the Life / The Silent Boatman [Later editions, titled Rhenium, add singles like “Come in Out of the Rain,” “Fantasy Is Reality,” and more.]
1971
Funkadelic, Maggot Brain
Maggot Brain / Can You Get to That / Hit It and Quit It / You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks / Super Stupid / Back in Our Minds / Wars of Armageddon
1972
Funkadelic, America Eats Its Young
You Hit the Nail on the Head / If You Don’t Like the Effects, Don’t Produce the Cause / Everybody Is Going to Make It This Time / A Joyful Process / We Hurt Too / Loose Booty / Philmore / I Call My Baby Pussycat / America Eats Its Young / Biological Speculation / That Was My Girl / Wake Up
1973
Funkadelic, Cosmic Slop
Nappy Dugout / You Can’t Miss What You Can’t Measure / March to the Witch’s Castle / Let’s Make It Last / Cosmic Slop / No Compute / This Broken Heart / Trash A-Go-Go / Can’t Stand the Strain
1974
Funkadelic, Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
Red Hot Mama / Alice in My Fantasies / I’ll Stay / Sexy Ways / Standing on the Verge of Getting It On / Jimmy’s Got a Little Bit of Bitch in Him / Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts
Parliament, Up for the Down Stroke
Up for the Down Stroke / Testify / The Goose / I Can Move You (If You Let Me) / I Just Got Back / All Your Goodies Are Gone / Whatever Makes Baby Feel Good / Presence of a Brain
1975
Funkadelic, Let’s Take It to the Stage
Good to Your Earhole / Better by the Pound / Be My Beach / No Head, No Backstage Pass / Let’s Take It to the Stage / Get Off Your Ass and Jam / Baby I Owe You Something Good / Stuffs & Things / The Song Is Familiar / Atmosphere
Parliament, Chocolate City
Chocolate City / Ride On / Together / Side Effects / What Comes Funky / Let Me Be / If It Don’t Fit (Don’t Force It) / I Misjudged You / Big Footin’
Parliament, Mothership Connection
P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) / Mothership Connection (Star Child) / Unfunky UFO / Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication / Handcuffs / Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker) / Night of the Thumpasaurus Peoples
1976
Funkadelic, Tales of Kidd Funkadelic
Butt-to-Butt Resuscitation / Let’s Take It to the People / Undisco Kidd / Take Your Dead Ass Home! (Say Som’n Nasty) / I’m Never Gonna Tell It / Tales of Kidd Funkadelic (Opusdelite Years) / How Do Yeaw View You?
Funkadelic, Hardcore Jollies
Comin’ Round the Mountain / Smokey / If You Got Funk, You Got Style / Hardcore Jollies / Soul Mate / Cosmic Slop [live] / You Scared the Lovin’ Outta Me / Adolescent Funk
Parliament, Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
Prelude / Gamin’ on Ya! / Dr. Funkenstein / Children of Production / Gettin’ to Know You / Do That Stuff / Everything Is on the One / I’ve Been Watching You (Move Your Sexy Body) / Funkin’ for Fun
Bootsy’s Rubber Band, Stretchin’ Out in Bootsy’s Rubber Band
Stretchin’ Out (in a Rubber Band) / Psychoticbumpschool / Another Point of View / I’d Rather Be with You / Love Vibes / Physical Love / Vanish in Our Sleep,
1977
Parliament, Live: P-Funk Earth Tour
P Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) / Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication Medley / Do That Stuff / The Landing (of the Holy Mothership) / Undisco Kidd (The Girl Is Bad!) / Children of Production / Mothership Connection (Star Child) / Swing Down, Sweet Chariot / This Is the Way We Funk with You / Dr. Funkenstein / Gamin’ on Ya! / Tear the Roof off the Sucker Medley / Night of the Thumpasaurus Peoples
Parliament, Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome
Bop Gun (Endangered Species) / Sir Nose D’Voidoffunk (Pay Attention—B3M) / Wizard of Finance / Funkentelechy / Placebo Syndrome / Flash Light
Bootsy’s Rubber Band, Ahh . . . The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!
Ahh . . . The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! / The Pinocchio Theory / Rubber Duckie / Preview Side Too / What’s a Telephone Bill? / Munchies for Your Love / Can’t Stay Away / Reprise: We Want Bootsy
Eddie Hazel, Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs
California Dreamin’ / Frantic Moment / So Goes the Story / I Want You (She’s So Heavy) / Physical Love / What about It? / California Dreamin’ (Reprise)
Horny Horns, A Blow for Me, A Toot to You
Up for the Down Stroke / A Blow for Me, a Toot to You / When in Doubt: Vamp / Between Two Sheets / Four Play / Peace Fugue
1978
Funkadelic, One Nation Under a Groove
One Nation Under a Groove / Groovallegiance / Who Says a Funk Band Can’t Play Rock?! / Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo-Doo Chasers) / Into You / Cholly (Funk Get Ready to Roll!) / Lunchmeataphobia (Think, It Ain’t Illegal Yet!) / P.E. Squad / Doo-Doo Chasers [“Going All-the-Way-Off” Instrumental Version] / Maggot Brain [Live]
Parliament, Motor Booty Affair
Mr. Wiggles / Rumpofsteelskin / (You’re a Fish and I’m a) Water Sign / Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) / One of Those Funky Thangs / Liquid Sunshine / The Motor-Booty Affair / Deep
Bootsy’s Rubber Band, Bootsy? Player of the Year
Bootsy? (What’s the Name of This Town) / May the Force Be with You / Very Yes / Bootzilla / Hollywood Squares / Roto-Rooter / As In (I Love You)
Brides of Funkenstein, Funk or Walk
Disco to Go / War Ship Touchante / Nappy / Birdie / Just Like You / When You’re Gone / Amorous
Parlet, Pleasure Principle
Pleasure Principle / Love Amnesia / Cookie Jar / Misunderstanding / Are You Dreaming? / Mr. Melody Man
Bernie Worrell, All the Woo in the World
Woo Together / I’ll Be with You / Hold On / Much Thrust / Happy to Have / Insurance Man for the Funk / Reprise: Much Thrust
1979
Funkadelic, Uncle Jam Wants You
Freak of the Week / (Not Just) Knee Deep / Uncle Jam / Holly Wants to Go to California / Field Maneuvers / Foot Soldiers (Star Spangled Funky)
Parliam
ent, Gloryhallastoopid (Or Pin the Tale on the Funky)
Prologue / (Gloryhallastoopid) Pin the Tail on the Funky / Party People / The Big Bang Theory / The Freeze (Sizzaleenmean) / Colour Me Funky / Theme from the Black Hole / May We Bang You?
Bootsy’s Rubber Band, This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N
Under the Influence of a Groove / Bootsy (Get Live) / Oh Boy Gorl / Jam Fan (Hot) /Chug-a-Lug (The Bun Patrol) / Shejam (Almost Bootsy Show) / Reprise (Get Live)
Brides of Funkenstein, Never Buy Texas from a Cowboy
Never Buy Texas from a Cowboy / I’m Holding You Responsible / Smoke Signals / Mother May I? / Party Up in Here / Didn’t Mean to Fall in Love
Horny Horns, Say Blow by Blow Backwards
We Came to Funk Ya / Half a Man / Say Blow by Blow Backwards / Mr. Melody Man / Just Like You / Circular Motion
Parlet, Invasion of the Booty Snatchers
Ridin’ High / No Rump to Bump / Don’t Ever Stop / Booty Snatchers / You’re Leaving / Huff-N-Puff
1980
Parliament, Trombipulation
Crush It / Trombipulation / Long Way Around / Agony of Defeet / New Doo Review / Let’s Play House / Body Language / Peek-a-Groove
Bootsy Collins, Ultra Wave
Mug Push / F-Encounter / Is That My Song? / It’s a Musical / Fat Cat / Sacred Flower / Sound Crack
Parlet, Play Me or Trade Me
Help from My Friends / Watch Me Do My Thang / Wolf Tickets / Play Me or Trade Me / I’m Mo Be Hittin’ It / Funk Until the Edge of Time / Wonderful One
Sweat Band, Sweat Band
Hyper Space / Freak to Freak / Love Munch / We Do It All Day Long / Jamaica / Body Shop / We Do It All Day Long (reprise)
Philippé Wynne, Wynne Jammin’
Never Gonna Tell It / Put Your Own Puzzle Together / You Make Me Happy (You Got the Love I Need) / We Dance So Good Together / Hotel Eternity / Breakout / You Gotta Take Chances
1981
Funkadelic, Electric Spanking of War Babies
The Electric Spanking of War Babies / Electro-Cuties / Funk Gets Stronger (Part 1) / Brettino’s Bounce / Funk Gets Stronger (Killer Millimeter Longer Version) / She Loves You / Shockwaves / Oh, I / Icka Prick
Xavier, “Work That Sucker to Death”
1982
George Clinton, Computer Games
Get Dressed / Man’s Best Friend / Loopzilla / Pot Sharing Tots / Computer Games / Atomic Dog / Free Alterations / One Fun at a Time
“Shine-O-Myte (Rag Poppin’),” on William “Bootsy” Collins, The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away
1983
George Clinton, You Shouldn’t-Nuf Bit Fish
Nubian Nut / Quickie / Silly Millameter / Last Dance / Stingy / You Shouldn’t-Nuf Bit Fish
P-Funk All Stars, Urban Dancefloor Guerillas
Generator Pop / Acupuncture / One of Those Summers / Catch a Keeper / Pumpin’ It Up / Copy Cat / Hydraulic Pump / Pumpin’ It Up
1985
George Clinton, Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends
Double Oh-Oh / Bullet Proof / Pleasures of Exhaustion (Do It Till I Drop) / Bodyguard / Bangladesh / Thrashin’ / Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Freaky Styley
Jungle Man / Hollywood / American Ghost Dance / If You Want Me to Stay / Nevermind / Freaky Styley / Blackeyed Blond / The Brothers Cup / Battle Ship / Lovin’ and Touchin’ / Catholic School Girls Rule / Sex Rap / Thirty Dirty Birds / Yertle the Turtle
Jimmy G. and the Tackheads, Federation of Tackheads
Break My Heart / Clockwork / All or Nothin’ / Lies / Slingshot / I Want Yo Daughter
“May the Cube Be with You,” on Thomas Dolby, Aliens Ate My Buick
1986
George Clinton, R&B Skeletons in the Closet
Hey Good Lookin’ / Do Fries Go with That Shake? / Mix-Master Suite: a) Startin’ from Scratch, b) Counter-Irritant, c) Nothin’ Left to Burn / Electric Pygmies / Intense / Cool Joe / R&B Skeletons (in the Closet)
1988
INCorporated Thang Band, Lifestyles of the Roach and Famous
Body Jackin’ / Storyteller / Still Tight / Androgynous View / Jack of All Trades / I’d Do Anything for You / What if the Girl Says Yes? / 44–22–38
1989
George Clinton, The Cinderella Theory
Kredit Kard / Rita Bewitched / Airbound / Tweakin’ / The Cinderella Theory / Why Should I Dog You Out? / Serious Slammin’ / There I Go Again / (She Got It) Goin’ On / The Banana Boat Song / French Kiss / Airbound (reprise)
Various Artists, George Clinton Presents Our Gang Funky
Beautiful / Nice / Manopener / Hooray / He Dance Funny / I Want Your Car
Otis Day and the Knights, Shout!
Something Dumb / I Knock the Bottom Outta Mine / Ice Melting / You and Your Folks / Shout / Function at the Junction / (I Wanna) Testify / Who’s Making Love? / Shama Lama Ding Dong
1990
“We Can Funk,” on Prince, Graffiti Bridge
1991
“Sons of the P,” on Digital Underground, Sons of the P
1992
Trey Lewd, Drop the Line
I’ll Be Good to You / Hoodlums Who Ride / Duck and Cover / Yank My Doodle / Rooster / Nothing Comes to a Sleeper but a Dream / Wipe of the Week / Drop the Line / Man of All Seasons / The Next Thing You Know (We’ll Be) / Squeeze Toy
1993
George Clinton, Hey Man . . . Smell My Finger
Martial Law / Paint the White House Black / Way Up / Dis Beat Disrupts / Get Satisfied / Hollywood / Rhythm and Rhyme / The Big Pump / If True Love / High in My Hello / Maximumisness / Kickback / The Flag Was Still There
“Fox Hunt,” “Love Deeper,” and “Pizzazz,” on Andre Foxxe, I’m Funk and I’m Proud
“Flex,” “Time Was (Events in the Elsewhere),” and “Dissinfordollars” on Bernie Worrell, Blacktronic Science
“Bop Gun” on Ice Cube, Lethal Injection
1994
“Stomp” and “Erotic City” on PCU: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
“Give Out but Don’t Give Up,” “Funky Jam,” and “Free” on Primal Scream, Give Out but Don’t Give Up
1995
Parliament-Funkadelic/P-Funk All Stars, Dope Dogs
Dog Star (Fly On) / U.S. Custom Coast Guard Dope Dog / Some Next Shit / Just Say Ding (Databoy) / Help Scottie, Help (I’m Tweaking and I Can’t Beam Up) / Pepe / Back Up Against the Wall / FiFi / All Sons of Bitches / Sick ’Em / I Ain’t the Lady (He Ain’t the Tramp) / Pack of Wild Dogs / Tales That Wag the Dog / My Dog
1996
George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.
If Anybody Gets Funked Up (It’s Gonna Be You) / Summer Swim / Funky Kind / Mathematics / Hard as Steel / New Spaceship / Underground Angel / Let’s Get Funky / Flatman & Bobbin / Sloppy Seconds / Rock the Party / Get Your Funk Up / T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (Fly Away)
2005
George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?
Bounce 2 This / Su, Su, Su / Paradigm / U Can Depend on Me / U Ain’t Runnin’ Shit / Inhale Slow / Because / Last Time Zone / Neverending Love / Sexy Side of You / Saddest Day / I Can Dance / I’ll Be Sittin’ Here / Don’t Dance Too Close / More Than Words Can Say (Live) / Butt-a-Butt / Something Stank / Our Secret / Viagra / Gypsy Woman / Whole Lotta Shakin’ / Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight / Whatchamacallit / Trust in Yourself / Booty
2008
George Clinton, George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love
Ain’t That Peculiar / Never Gonna Give You Up / Mathematics of Love / Let the Good Times Roll / Pledging My Love / Gypsy Woman / It’s All in the Game / Heart Trouble / Our Day Will Come / Sway / You’re a Thousand Miles Away / As in / Stillness in Motion / Fever
2014
Funkadelic, Shake the Gate
Baby Like Fonkin’ It Up / Get Low / If I Didn’t Love You / Fucked Up / Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You? / I Mo B Yodog Fo Eva / In Da Kar / Radio
Friendly / Mathematics of Love / Creases / Not Your Average Rapper / Shake the Gate / Roller Rink / Jolene / Nuclear Sports / Open Your Eyes / You Can’t Unring the Bell / Old Fool / Pole Power / Boom There We Go Again / As In / Burnadette / Meow Meow / Catchin’ Boogie Fever / The Naz / Talking to the Wall / Where Would I Go? / Homicide / Zip It / The Wall / Snot n’ Booger / Yellow Light / Dipety Dipety Doo Stop the Violence
Mr. Clinton would like to remind readers that these albums would not have been possible without the contributions of the following musicians, producers, singers, and artists, and to apologize if he has accidentally omitted anyone: Jimmy Ali, Jerome Ali, Sa’D “The Houchild” Ali, Mickey Atkins, Darrell Banks, Ron Banks, J. J. Barnes, Sidney Barnes, Harold Beane, Danny Bedrosian, Pedro Bell, Big Chris, Taka Boom, Steve Boyd, Greg Boyer, Rev. Uriah Boyington, Jerome Brailey, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Diane Brooks, Jeff “Cherokee” Bunn, Kim Burrell, Ron Bykowski, Gordon Carlton, Jimmy Calhoun, Dennis Chambers, Jessica Cleaves, Darryl Clinton, George Clinton III, Lashonda “Sativa” Clinton, LuShawn Clinton, Tracy “Tra’zea” Clinton, Phelps “Catfish” Collins, William “Bootsy” Collins, Gary “Mudbone” Cooper, Ruth Copeland, Benjamin Cowan, Monte Cristo, Star Cullars, Lige Curry, Rodney “Skeet” Curtis, Charles Davis, Raymond Davis, Hunter Daws, El Debarge, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Darryl Dixon, Doug Duffy, Ron Dunbar, Dewayne Dungey, Barrence Dupree, Ronald “Stozo” Edwards, Joe Farrell, Joseph “Amp” Fiddler, Eli Fontaine, Ron Ford, Kendra Foster, Mallia Franklin, Larry Fratangelo, Zachary Frazier, John Frusciante, Ramon “Tiki” Fulwood, Rick Gardner, Gentry, Jimmy Giles, Glen Goins, Gabe Gonzalez, Larry Grams, Lonnie Greene, Richard “Kush” Griffith, Kathy Griffin, Mary Griffin, Clayton “Chicken” Gunnels, Michael Hampton, Roy Handy, Ernie Harris, Joe “Pep” Harris, Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins, Lily Haydn, Eddie Hazel, Paul Hill, Sheila Horne, Ebony Bonn’e Houston, Gary Hudgins, Brad Innis, James Wesley Jackson, Kennedy “Kenny Keys” Jacobs, Cheryl James, Prakash John, Joel “Razor Sharp” Johnson, Robert “P-Nut” Johnson, Brad “Scarface” Jordan, Rey Joven, Louis Kabbabie, Rodney Krutcher, Tony Lafoot, Robert Lambert, Tyrone Lampkin, Patavian Lewis, Tracey “Trey Lewd” Lewis, Vivian Lewis, Theresa Lindsey, Overton Loyd, Lynn Mabry, Rob “G Koop” Mandell, Howard Mann, Kim Manning, Joseph “Foley” McCreary, Janette MacGruden, DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight, Walter “Junie” Morrison, Cordell “Boogie” Mosson, Nestor Mumm-Altuve, Johnny Murray, Bruce Nazarian, Billy “Billy Bass” Nelson, Tonysha Nelson, Shavo Odadjian, Michael “Clip” Payne, William Tyler Pelt, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bouvier “Payso Paid” Richardson, Jerome Rogers, Dayonne Rollins, Lucius Tunia “Tawl” Ross, Ricardo “Ricky” Rouse, RZA, Carlos Santana, Manon Saulsby, Brandi Scott, Garrett Shider, Garry Shider, Linda Shider, Calvin Simon, Dawn Silva, Carl “Butch” Small, David Spradley, Donnie Sterling, Babs Stewart, Sly Stone, Ricky Tan, Mike Terry, Grady Thomas, Greg Thomas, Tony Thomas, William Thoren, Thurteen, Ivan Toni, Jim Vitti, Frankie “Kash” Waddy, Jeanette Washington, Steve Washington, Fred Wesley, Andre Foxxe Williams, Rose Williams, Clyde Wilson, Ernesto Wilson, Belita Woods, Bernie Worrell, Debbie Wright, Ron Wright, Philippé Wynne.
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